20, May, 2008 to 23, May, 2008
Dresden, Germany
Homepage: http://www.inf.tu-dresden.de/wfcs2008/
Sponsors: IEEE-IES
Deadline: 25, Oct, 2007

SCOPE:
The WFCS workshop is the largest IEEE technical event specially dedicated to industrial communication systems. The aim of this workshop is to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners and developers to review current trends in this area and to present and discuss new ideas and new research directions.

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FOCUS ON:
- Real-time and Dependability in Industrial Communication Systems: message scheduling; task allocation; fault-tolerant communication; performance analysis; safety and security issues; synchronization.
- System Integration in Industrial Automation Systems: vertical and life-cycle aspects, web-based setup, maintenance, and configuration; transparency vs. security; data-flow management; internetworking; hybrid wired/wireless industrial infrastructures.
- Information and Communication Technology in Automation: system design; component-based systems, web frameworks; mobile computing; modelling and specification techniques; formal methods.
- Recent advances in research domains with similar technical requirements: networked control systems; wireless sensor networks; building automation networks; automotive and train-control networks; distributed real-time embedded systems.

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WORKSHOP TOPICS:
Fieldbus networks Real-time communication and applications
Industrial Ethernet networks Web-based communication and applications
IP-based networks Distributed application platforms
Industrial wireless networks Safety&security in industrial communications
Networked embedded systems Fault-tolerance in industrial communications
Sensor networks Configuration tools and network management
Building automation networks Internetworking and interoperability
Automotive and train-control networks System aspects
Factory and process automation networks Case studies

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